re: #101 Decatur Deb

Factoid: “Hell with the lid off” was Lincoln Steffens’ description of old Pittsburgh.

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I prefer the description of Pittsburgh from Sullivan’s Travels:

John L. Sullivan: Aw, what do they know in Pittsburgh…
Hadrian: They know what they like.
John L. Sullivan: If they knew what they liked, they wouldn’t live in Pittsburgh!